Florian Hufsky (“Flo”, “oneup”, “Hufsky”) was more than a beloved
friend, more than a pixel artist, hacker and game designer. Flo was
someone who produced ideas, concepts, code and projects with such
ease, that he didn’t just look for a medium for his ideas, but he
himself became a medium for his ideas. Someone who at 23 years of age
had already started a political party, multiple games, startups, and
a digital art troupe, and someone who had friends and family that
truly loved him. Not someone who wanted to become someone, but someone
who was someone, and whose contributions and inspiration will continue
to be felt for a long time in designs, products and discourse, far
beyond the small alpine country that he was born in. But despite all
this, he wasn’t happy, he didn’t find the perspective and love that he
deserved, and it seems he saw no way for himself to achieve happiness.
My heart is bleeding when i think that he might have missed something
- i wish he had travelled more, had seen more - maybe there’d have
been something for him out there. But despite the infinite parallel
worlds that we live in, we end up in one in which a friend, a
role-model and inspiration with so much potential, has left us
intentionally. I can’t comprehend, I can’t move on, I only feel anger,
tears and despair. His light burned bright, and I’m thankful for the
time he shared with us. Thank you, Flo!